GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| flounder | flatfish |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
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| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |